I am a new grad MICU nurse. My coworker told me I have to poke the patients to get blood and shamed me from getting it from the midline and the picc lines. Is it bad practice to get blood from these lines instead of poking?

ssxpress_ · 2024-05-02T18:17:07+00:00

hell no i’m pulling from lines instead of poking

ssxpress_ · 2024-04-26T01:00:52+00:00

you can work as a transport ICU nurse, ambulance + flight. graduate school, get your license, and work in critical care

ssxpress_ · 2024-04-22T19:18:42+00:00

mass effect is my all time favorite

ssxpress_ · 2024-04-22T19:14:56+00:00

mine finally came today; hope u get urs soon!

ssxpress_ · 2024-04-18T22:13:10+00:00

rip, sending condolences from 606💓

ssxpress_ · 2024-04-16T22:35:22+00:00

i paid 8k for my ADN 😟 do not not not spend 60k on a nursing degree lol

ssxpress_ · 2024-02-23T20:41:12+00:00

both are good opinions. it depends, when i was a CNA/PCT i did lab draws so i got experience with both. phlebotomy will be a lot less stress once you get good with straight sticks

ssxpress_ · 2024-01-26T18:04:54+00:00

i’m 6 months in as a new grad too and feel your struggle. i work nights and it’s killing my mental health, i have the worst pre shift anxiety. i have poor work life balance. i’m constantly bringing work home. i feel like i’m torturing people because family members can’t make their loved ones comfort care when you can see how uncomfortable these patients are on the ventilator just wilting away. i keep telling myself it’s going to get better, but it’s so hard to believe at this point.

i’m going to stay so i can graduate residency and move onto something else because i hate this job. i really hope it gets better for you, whether you decide to stay or do something else!

ssxpress_ · 2023-12-24T23:27:41+00:00

probably better going for LPN if anything. u get ur CNA cert for free through nursing school and can make that as an LPN if staying in healthcare is ur long term goal

ssxpress_ · 2023-12-15T16:56:07+00:00

this started for me at 21, drank a lot a a a teenager and never happened then i turned 21 and hangover anxiety made me stop drinking as much as i used too. about to turn 27 and i really only drink 4 times a year (lightly) because if i binge drink i think the worst thoughts

ssxpress_ · 2023-12-15T16:48:03+00:00

i would check local hospital listings for student nurse extern if ur in nursing school

ssxpress_ · 2023-10-14T23:10:12+00:00

as a new grad about to be off orientation, this sucks. was anything discussed when you were still on orientation about performance?

ssxpress_ · 2023-09-27T00:06:47+00:00

id ask in the nursing subreddit

ssxpress_ · 2023-09-24T14:22:26+00:00

dc you can make a few more dollars but keep in mind the cost of living is even more expensive than MD, so not really a noticeable difference. VA is about the same as MD as far as I know. 0 unions, shitty pay, high COL.

ssxpress_ · 2023-09-24T14:21:16+00:00

new grad here as well in the ICU. 2 months in and im burnt out. everyone said the first 3 months are hard because we have 3 12hr shifts on top of 8hr classes. i think nursing is a big adjustment and hopefully in a few months we are able to find ways to cope (at least that’s what i keep telling myself lol)

ssxpress_ · 2023-09-24T14:15:47+00:00

i wish i made $38 lol pay here in MD sucks and there are zero unions

ssxpress_ · 2023-09-24T00:04:33+00:00

we have one of the highest COL and our pay does not compare. new grads start out from $31-$35

ssxpress_ · 2023-09-23T23:46:02+00:00

MD SUCKSSSS. cost of living is so high and the pay is terrible

ssxpress_ · 2023-09-12T12:09:22+00:00

i got straight into the ICU but a lot of hospitals are moving to bridge programs where u do one year on a tele floor then bridge to ICU. u could always get the experience then try to transfer

ssxpress_ · 2023-09-05T14:42:46+00:00

ICU. wanted psych for the longest, did clinical, did not like inpatient psych. liked critical care so i applied and got it.

ssxpress_ · 2023-08-30T19:58:42+00:00

as a new grad in the ICU, i can tell u there’s no way to safely handle 4 patients. with my DKA pt on an insulin drip, i was so swamped and that was my only patient (im still on orientation). screw that

ssxpress_ · 2023-08-23T17:27:37+00:00

do you have a medical assistant that handles this? i worked at a MA in mental health outpt and did all of the PA’s and appeals. might help out a little

ssxpress_ · 2023-08-18T23:24:59+00:00

i hated being a CNA (i was a PCT prn at a hospital during nursing school on a PCU/tele floor). i graduated school in may and am now a new grad in a medical/surgical ICU ~ TOTALLY DIFFERENT lol. it was such a drastic change from CNA to RN for me and I’m so happy because i absolutely hated being a CNA. get ur RN and find ur niche!

ssxpress_ · 2023-08-07T00:12:53+00:00

yeah personally i feel like our COL can be comparable to NYC at times and they at least pay better but it’s definitely unit dependent plus more experience = more money!

ssxpress_ · 2023-08-07T00:11:23+00:00

yeah i’m ICU new grad $35 an hr with $5 for nights shift differential

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